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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Caroline Cash (center) enjoys Noodle Hockey with other special needs children during an Extra Special People showcase event at First United Methodist Church Saturday.

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Grant Minton (right) scores a goal during a Noodle Hockey game for special needs children Saturday. A group out of Watkinsville, Extra Special People, is seeking to open a unit in Rome to serve special needs children and adults this year.

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Special needs children play Noodle Hockey during an ESP showcase event for youngsters at First United Methodist Church Saturday.

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Marie Longino, (left) enjoys some Noodle Hockey during game time for special needs youngsters hosted by Watkinsville-based ESP, which is planning to open a facility in Rome soon.

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Shannon Alley (left) looks on as joyrista Sergio Romero-Vargas offers a visitor a cup of coffee at the Java Joy truck in Rome Saturday for the Extra Special People showcase event.

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Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Caroline Cash (center) enjoys Noodle Hockey with other special needs children during an Extra Special People showcase event at First United Methodist Church Saturday.

  • Doug Walker
Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Grant Minton (right) scores a goal during a Noodle Hockey game for special needs children Saturday. A group out of Watkinsville, Extra Special People, is seeking to open a unit in Rome to serve special needs children and adults this year.

  • Doug Walker
Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Special needs children play Noodle Hockey during an ESP showcase event for youngsters at First United Methodist Church Saturday.

  • Doug Walker
Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Marie Longino, (left) enjoys some Noodle Hockey during game time for special needs youngsters hosted by Watkinsville-based ESP, which is planning to open a facility in Rome soon.

  • Doug Walker
Extra Special People holds showcase event in Rome for special needs youngsters and adults

Shannon Alley (left) looks on as joyrista Sergio Romero-Vargas offers a visitor a cup of coffee at the Java Joy truck in Rome Saturday for the Extra Special People showcase event.

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